Hitter Roundup: June Edition

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NEW ORLEANS (AAA)

Cameron Maybin
June - 76 AB, .382/.489/.500 (.949), 0HR, 14/13 BB/K, 4/2 SB
Season - 139 AB, .331/.422/.460 (.883), 1 HR, 19/23 BB/K, 5/2 SB

Doing what he should be doing. His line drive rates went up in June, even if he had a ridiculous BABIP (.433). I think we'd all like to see more HR, but the walks are there, the average is there, and the general contact is there. Power is always the last tool that develops and he's young. Looking good.

Gaby Sanchez
June - 84 AB, .250/.315/.405 (.720), 3 HR, 6/17 BB/K, 2 SB
Season - 171 AB, .298/.366/.462 (.828), 7 HR, 17/31 BB/K, 3 SB

Slumped a bit in June, but it's a small sample size and his season line is OK. What's notable is his seemingly fulltime transition to 3B. Maybe that is messing with his offense a little bit. Either way, he's probably not a call up coming off this kind of month but longterm he is still looking like a solid bat to have around.

John Raynor
June - 91 AB, .209/.263/.319 (.581), 1 HR, 4/27 BB/K, 4/1 SB
Season - 261 AB, .253/.304/.352 (.656), 3 HR, 16/64 BB/K, 8/5 SB

I didn't even think he was going to be this bad. Only positive here is he has a few option years so we can stash him in AAA for a few years and see if he regains some of his prospect clout from his A/AA days. Horrible. Simply horrible.

Brett Hayes
June - 66 AB, .242/.282/.364 (.645), 0 HR, 4/16 BB/K
Season - 178 AB, .264/.302/.343 (.645), 1 HR, 11/33 BB/K, 2 SB

Not very encouraging coming off the .851 OPS May, but I think we realize at this point Hayes isn't going to be a huge bat. Ideally, he can sit in AAA for the next year or two and develop his bat into a .250/.300/.350+ kind of guy that hits lefties harder than righties (.793 OPS vs LHP this year). With his defense, that would make him a solid backup. But like to see some more hits.

Jai Miller
June - 93 AB, .323/.369/.570 (.939), 3 HR, 7/20 BB/K, 2/1 SB
Season - 161 AB, .292/.361/.484 (.845), 4 HR, 18/42 BB/K, 5/3 SB

So Jai had a pretty good month, and his season looks alright. However, he has a sub .700 OPS versus RHP and a 1.300+ OPS versus LHP this year. Can't feel very confident about him turning into a bench outfielder if this is how he's going to play.

JACKSONVILLE (AA)

Mike Stanton
June - 84 AB, .214/.302/.369 (.671), 3 HR, 9/27 BB/K, 0/1 SB
Jupiter A+ - 180 AB, .294/.390/.578 (.968), 12 HR, 28/45 BB/K, 2/2 SB

The fact he is in AA at his age is ridiculous so an initial learning curve is expected. It's nice to see the BB rate, and a little bit of power. Just have to wait and see how long it takes him to figure it out. It may take awhile, but even if he's in AA the rest of this year and next, he's still way ahead of schedule.

Logan Morrison
June - 68 AB, .217/.325/.319 (.644), 1 HR, 11/9 BB/K, 1 SB
Season - 75 AB, .227/.348/.387 (.735), 2 HR, 14/10 BB/K, 1/1 SB

Back from injury, getting his timing back. It's nice to see the BB/K so he's still seeing the ball well. As with Stanton, just a matter of time. I'm expecting a big rest of the year.

Scott Cousins
June - 96 AB, .313/.383/.521 (.904), 3 HR, 10/13 BB/K, 6/3 SB
Season - 270 AB, .256/.325/.419 (.743), 7 HR, 26/57 BB/K, 16/5 SB

Welcome back Cousins. That was a very nice 300 OPS jump from your May total. Love the BB/K and huge huge decrease in strikeouts, and the average is fantastic. Your season line is still subpar, but we'll overlook it if perform well in July. It's also important to remember Cousins is left handed, and a plus defender. So he can become a pretty significant prospect if he starts to figure it out.

Bryan Petersen
June - 96 AB, .313/.367/.406 (.773), 1 HR, 9/17 BB/K, 0/3 SB
Season - 258 AB, .287/.362/.372 (.734), 2 HR, 32/51 BB/K, 10/5

Slightly better than what he's been doing all year. I ask again, where is the slugging! Last year, Petersen had a .477 slugging between three levels, and a .486 in AA Carolina. Where is the slugging! The average is good. The walks are nice. The strikeouts are borderline acceptable, but can we get some HR? You hit 23 last year in 488 AB. You have 2 to 258. What gives? Here's to hitting some XBH in the second half.

JUPITER (A+)

Matt Dominguez (who is very lonely)
June - 95 AB, .295/.352/.474 (.826), 3 HR, 9/14 BB/K, 1 SB
Season - 271 AB, .247/.305/.365 (.671), 5 HR, 21/51 BB/K, 1 SB

As with Cousins, Dominguez finally decided to show up. You can see the dramatic BB/K improvement, average, power, everything. This is the guy we drafted in the first round. Let's see him keep it up as he's the only hope for 3B in the organization (not including Gaby, but I don't think anyone sees him there longterm).

GREENSBORO (A)

Isaac Galloway
June - 41 AB, .293/.340/.463 (.804), 1 HR, 3/12 BB/K, 2/2 SB
Season - 118 AB, .288/.331/.449 (.780), 2 HR, 8/32 BB/K, 8/4 SB

He's back from injury and seemingly picking up where he left off. It's a smaller sample size than everybody else so far, but I'd like to see improvements with the BB/K here on out. Love the average, as he's really raw, but just have to work with the plate discipline with the younger hitters. At this point, you can chalk this up to a big win for the Marlins to be able to sign him, and that he is doing pretty good in his first professional season.

Jake Smolinski
June - 77 AB, .299/.449/.468 (.917), 3 HR, 20/16 BB/K, 2/3 SB
Season - 142 AB, .261/.375/.444 (.819), 24/25 BB/K, 2/3 SB

Jake is playing 2B/3B, and you can consider him a younger Coghlan. He's everything as advertised. Advanced plate recognition for his age, excellent average, a little bit of pop which Greensboro is surely helping. I like him a lot and am excited to track him the next few years.

Kyle Skipworth
June - 67 AB, .254/.315/.328 (.643), 0 HR, 5/21 BB/K, 0/1 SB
Season - 189 AB, .201/.259/.328 (.587), 4 HR, 14/71 BB/K, 1/1 SB

I'm so glad we drafted him. It's sad to even say this, but his June line is up 200 OPS points from May. Look at the strikeouts. I want to punch something. Also looking for a positives, he simply cannot hit left handers at this stage of his career, and his season line moves up a bit against right handers. There is a lot of hope longterm. We're just not seeing any of it right now.

JAMESTOWN (A-)

These guys just started so there isn't much. We have two big international signings here.

Jose Ceballos
Season - 23 AB, .217/.250/.261 (.511), 0 HR, 0/5 BB/K

He is a catcher, and ideally Skipworth and him each level and in 2013 we have two excellent young MLB ready catchers. Still a long long way to go.

Jose Torres
Season - 20 AB, .100/.095/.100 (.195), 0 HR, 0/5 BB/K, 0/1 SB

I feel silly even typing that line, but he is a SS from Venezuela. He wanted to play next to Miguel Cabrera in 5 years. Whoops. But he is definitely one to watch.

GCL MARLINS (R)

It's hard to judge if anyone is interesting here, especially since our top two picks in the draft are pitchers, but

Marquise Cooper
Season 22 AB, .136/.174/.136 (.310), 0 HR, 1/7 BB/K,1/7 BB/k, 1/1 SB

Our third round pick, and is a speedy low-power OF prospect. Welcome to baseball. Now get some hits.

May 20th Daily Wrap

Jacksonville beats Carolina, 5-2

• Lorenzo Scott: 3/5 r 2b rbi k sb(6)
• Andy Jenkins: 1/4 sb(3)
• Lee Mitchell: 0/4 r
• Bryan Petersen: 0/4
• Scott Cousins: 0/4 r
• Brad Davis: 1/4 r 2b rbi
• Aaron Thompson: (W, 2-5) 6ip 7h 2r(2er) 2bb 3k hr
• Ronald Hil: 2ip 1h 0r bb k
• Matt Peterson: (S,8) 1ip 0h 0r bb 0k
  

Jupiter beats Sarasota, 3-2 in Game 1 of a DH

• Greg Burns: 1/3 3b 2rbi k
• Hunter Mense 2/3 r
  
• Michael Stanton: 1/2 2b rbi bb
• Matt Dominguez: 0/3
• Ryan Curry: 2/3 r
  
• Jameson Smith: 1/2 r bb
• Elih Villanueva: (W, 3-4) 5ip 7h 1r(1er) 0bb 3k
• Kyle Gunderson: (S,3) 2ip 2h 1r(1er) 0bb 0k
  

They lose game 2, 4-2

• Greg Burns: 1/4 k
• Hunter Mense: 1/4 po
  
• Michael Stanton: 1/3 r bb k
• Matt Dominguez: 1/3 2rbi
• Miguel Fermin: 1/3
• Ryan Curry: 2/3 r 2b sb(2)
• Kris Harvey: 3ip 1h 0r 0bb k
• Steven Cishek: (L, 1-2) 2.1ip 3h 3r(1er) 0bb 3k
• Andrew Battisto: 1.2ip 2h 1r(0er) 0bb 4k
  

Greensboro loses 5-1 to Lake County

• Kevin Mattison: 1/4 sb(12) po
  
• Dan Pertusati: 0/4
• Jake Smolinski: 0/4 k
• Ben Lasater: 2/3 bb
• Jeremy Synan: 1/4
• Kyle Skipworth: 0/3 k
• Justin Jacobs: 1/2 r bb sb(3)
  
• Torre Langley: 0/3 k
• Joel Staples: 1/3 rbi
• Brad Hand: (L, 2-4) 6ip 6h 4r(2er) 0bb 4k hr
• Andy Loomis: 2ip 3h 1r(1er) 0bb 0k
• Jared Yecker: 1ip 1h 0r 0bb 0k

PCL had the night off

May 19th Daily Wrap

New Orleans loses 5-1 to Portland

• John Raynor: 1/4
• Cam Maybin: 1/4 po
  
• Brett Carroll: 1/4 k
• Manuel Mayorson: 0/3 k
• Dan Barone: (L, 2-4) 6ip 5h 2r(2er) 2bb 3k
• Brett Sinkbeil: 1ip 1h 0r bb 0k
• Jay Buente: 1ip 1h 1r(1er) 0bb k hr
• David Davidson: 1ip 0h 2r(0er) 2bb 0k
  

Jacksonville loses 3-0 to Carolina

• Lorenzo Scott: 0/4 3k
• Andy Jenkins: 1/3
• Lee Mitchell: 0/3 2k
• Bryan Petersen: 0/3
• Scott Cousins: 1/3
• Brad Davis: 0/3 k
• Kyle Winters: (L, 0-1) 5ip 9h 3r(2er) 0bb 5k
• Chris Leroux: 3ip 0h 0r bb 2k
  

Jupiter loses 5-1 to Fort Myers in Game 1

• Greg Burns: 0/4
• Michael Stanton: 1/3 k
• Matt Dominguez: 0/3
• Hunter Mense: 0/3
• Miguel Fermin: 1/3
• Ryan Curry: 1/3
• Alejandro Sanabia: (L, 3-1) 5.2ip 7h 5r(3er) 0bb k
• JC Marinez: 1.1ip 0h 0r bb 2k
  

Jupiter wins game 2, 7-0

• Greg Burns: 1/3 r bb k
• Hunter Mense: 3/4 r 2b rbi
• Michael Stanton: 2/4 2b 2rbi 2k
• Matt Dominguez: 1/3 r 2k
• Miguel Fermin: 0/3 r k
• Ryan Curry: 1/3 r 2b
  
• Jose Rosario: (W, 1-1) 6ip 1h 0r bb 8k... 23 years old, 17ip 6h 1er 5bb 16k since callup from Boro
  
• Jay Voss: 1ip 2h 0r 0bb 0k
  

Greensboro beats Lake County, 4-1

• Kevin Mattison: 0/4 bb k sb(11)
  
• Paul Gran: 0/3 r bb k sb(4)
  
• Jake Smolinski: 2/4 r
• Ben Lasater: 0/4 k
• Dan Pertusati: 3/4 r 2b rbi
• Justin Jacobs: 2/4 r rbi k
• Justin Bass: 0/4 2k
• Torre Langley: 0/3 bb
• Graham Johnson: (W, 1-0) 5.1ip 3h 1r(1er) bb 4k
• Bryan Evans: 1.2ip 0h 0r 0bb k
• Dan Jennings: 1ip 1h 0r 0bb 0k
• Pete Andreczyk: (S,7) 1ip 2h 0r bb 2k
  

May 18th Daily Wrap

New Orleans loses 2-1 to Portland in 12

• John Raynor: 1/4 r 2b k
• Manuel Mayorson: 0/4
• Brett Carroll: 0/5 k
• Brett Hayes: 1/4 2b
  
• Brett Harker: 4ip 5h 1r(1er) bb 4k hr
• Brad Stone: 3ip 2h 0r 0bb 0k
• Chris Mobley: 3ip 1h 0r 0bb 2k
• Levale Speigner: (L, 2-1) 2ip 2h 1r(1er) 0bb k hr
  

Jacksonville loses Game 1 to Carolina, 3-2

• Lorenzo Scott: 1/4 2k
• Andy Jenkins: 1/4 r .... hitting .295 with no power
• Lee Mitchell: 0/2 bb k
  
• Scott Cousins: 0/1 k
• Bryan Petersen: 0/2 bb k
• Graham Taylor: 5ip 3h 2r(1er) 4bb k
• Willie Glen: (L, 1-2) 1.1ip 2h 1r(1er) bb 0k
  

Jacksonville wins game 2, 4-1

• Lorenzo Scott: 3/4 2b k
• Lee Mitchell: 0/4 r k
• Bryan Petersen: 1/3 r 2bb 2sb(7)
  
• Scott Cousins: 0/4 r bb k sb(9)
  
• Sean West: 6ip 3h 1r(1er) 2bb 6k hr
• Kasey Olenberger: (W, 1-1) 3ip 1h 0r 0bb 2k
• Matt Peterson: (S,7) 1ip 1h 0r 0bb k
  

Greensboro beats Lake County, 6-5

• Kevin Mattison: 1/4 r bb k sb(10)
  
• Daniel Pertusati: 1/4 r 2k
• Paul Gran: 1/4 2r k
• Ben Lasater: 1/4 r rbi k
• Jake Smolinski: 1/3 r 2b 3rbi bb
• Kyle Skipworth: 1/3 rbi bb k
• Jeremy Synan: 0/4 3k
• Justin Jacobs: 2/3 rbi k
• Tom Koehler: (W, 2-2) 5.1ip 3h 2r(2er) 7bb 5k
• Wade Korpi: 2ip 1h 1r(1er) 2bb 3k
• Andy Loomis: .1ip 1h 0r 0bb k
• Pete Andrelczyk: (S,6) 1.1ip 2h 2r(2er) 0bb 4k hr
  

Jupiter was rained out

Things that have annoyed me this season

Pretty much what the title says. I was sitting around stewing over the lack of Josh Willingham and I started just thinking of things in my head that I was annoyed with. So here's my list, and I'm sure you guys will have your own things.

Things that have annoyed me this season

• Cam Maybin not hitting earlier in the lineup. I realize that he showed nothing in his stint in 2009, but he was very solid in his cup of coffee to end the 2008 season, and yet for some reason he was seen hitting 8th for most of his time in 2009. I'm of the group that believes you give your best prospect some protection, not bat him 8th.
• Emilio Bonifacio STILL batting leadoff. Are you absolutely kidding me? Who in their right mind leads off with a guy that is hitting .250/.298/.311 in 141 plate appearances. Since April 9th, he's now hitting .172/.238/.194 in 101 plate appearances. Yea, we get it, he runs really fast. Oh wait, what happened to that speed recently? He's looked terrible in his steal attempts, getting caught his last 3 attempts. And they haven't even been close. It's beyond irresponsible that he is steal the leadoff man, let alone on the 25 man roster at this point in the season
• Benching John Baker against lefties. Fine, I get it, he struggles against lefties. I have no issues with him getting a day off against lefties. My issue is with the fact that Ronny Paulino, a lefty masher, hits 8th when he gets those starts. Why the hell is someone with a career .926 OPS against lefties hitting 8th in the order? Does Fredi and Co not have access to splits? For the love of Benito Santiago, can someone please print him out some splits and staple them to Carlos Tosca's forehead?
• Why does Alfredo Amezaga get first billing in the outfield over Brett Carroll? Amezaga is a career .652OPSer and it's an even worse .513 against lefties. I realize Brett Carroll is no prized prospect, but he has shown that he's got some pop in his bat (in the minors) and his defense is definitely above average. Add in his epic arm, and he's a big step up all around from the Amazing one. But go ahead Fredi, keep giving Fredo that weekly start in CF, thanks
• You have two guys (Baker and Hermida) that are absolute walk machines. Do not bat them in the 5 hole or lower. There is no reason for this. Yea, Hermida is no showing much power right now, so take advantage of the fact he's getting on base 40% of the time. Batting him 8th is borderline retarded.
• And finally we visit our old friend Wes Helms. He's absolute crap. He's got a career .750 OPS but he hasn't topped .665 three seasons running. Fine, whatever you need a veteran. Who the hell signs Wes Helms to a 2 year guaranteed deal at about $1mil per season. Wouldn't you have loved to be in the Marlins war room when deciding about this Wes Helms deal? Beinfest, Hill, Jennings, Samson and perhaps even Loria are all sitting around the table, having some nachos when the fax comes in from Helms agent saying that Wes would love to come back to the Marlins. Then everyone erupts into jovial cheers that their veteran presence will be back in black and teal for 2009. But wait, how can we make this even better Beinfest says? And with that, Mike Hill suggests a 2 year deal will cement Wes as the best veteran presence this side of Nomar Garciaparra. Let's gives him a 2 year guaranteed deal at just under $2mil less than Josh Willingham. It's brilliant. I'm gonna go bash my face into a wall until this deal makes some sense.

Feel free to add in your own stuff. This could be a fun list by years end.

Checking in on the top 50 hitters...

1. Cameron Maybin - Majors
Really had a rough go of it in the majors, hitting just .202/.280/.310. He showed terrible plate discipline and rarely hit the ball with authority. Cam was sent down to AAA New Orleans to try and regain his confidence (and perhaps hit a breaking pitch)

2. Logan Morrison - Jacksonville
Fractured his thumb, out up to 2 months

3. Michael Stanton - Jupiter
Continues to hit the ball hard with the Hammerheads. He's hitting .281/.364/.553 with 7 homeruns, 14 walks and 29 strikeouts.

4. Matt Dominguez - Jupiter
Still struggling in in the FSL with a line of .233/.295/.319 in 116 at bats. He has just 1 homerun, to go with 10 walks and 25 strikeouts. In his last 40 at bats, he's hitting just .200 with 2 doubles, 2 walks and 9 strikeouts

5. Gaby Sanchez - New Orleans
Out with a knee injury for the next 4-6 weeks. Hitting .345/.414/.517 in 87 at bats before injury

6. Chris Coghlan - New Orleans
Came on strong over the past several weeks, OPSing .944 before getting called up to the bigs over the weekend. He'll play second, third and left field with the Fish.

7. Kyle Skipworth - Jupiter
In the SALLY, Skip is hitting just .176/.225/.284 in 74 at bats. He does have 5XBH but just 5 walks to 27 strikeouts. Definitely a little concerning.

8. Scott Cousins - Jacksonville
Power has started to come around in May, and now sits at .243/.317/.402 in 107 at bats. His last 10 games, he's hitting .310 with 7XBH with 3bb and 9k

9. Jake Smolinski - Jupiter
Came back a few weeks earlier than anticipated. He's 1 for 10 with 1bb and 2k

10. Isaac Galloway - Greensboro
After a strong start with the Grasshoppers, Galloway has struggled as of late and now finds himself on the DL. He was hitting .286/.325/.442 in 77 at bats

11. Bryan Petersen - Jacksonville
Another Suns outfielder struggling to hit for power in the Southern League, Petersen is hitting .264/.325/.377 with just 7 extra base hits in 106 at bat

12. John Raynor - New Orleans
He had a .602 OPS when we first checked in on JR, and things haven't gotten any better over the past 70 at bats or so. He's hitting .225/.287/.315 in 111 at bats with no signs of any power and he has just 9 walks to 25 strikeouts

13. Thomas Hickman - Jupiter
He's still struggling mightily in the FSL, hitting just .129/.274/.229 in 70 at bats. He does have an impressive 14 walks, but also has struck out 33 times

14. Greg Burns - Jupiter
He's hitting just .253/.355/.358 in 95 at bats so far with the Hammerheads. No one has questioned his ability to walk, but his lack of hitting and 0 power could be his downfall.

15. Jai Miller - New Orleans
Repeating the PCL, Jai is off to a .254/.354/.373 start with the Zephyrs. He's gotta start showing some more power, but considering he's on the 40 man roster, he'll be one of the first up to the big club if an outfielder goes down with injury. He's on the DL right now.

16. Paul Gran - Greensboro
The ultimate utility man is hitting .262/.333/.346 in his first 107 Greensboro at bats. Hitting just .194 over his last 10 games

17. Torre Langley - Greensboro
He's been absolutely terrible as Skipworth's backup hitting just .122/.234/.122 in 41 at bats in the SALLY

18. Brett Hayes - New Orleans
Has turned it on as of late, hitting .299/.347/.322 in 87 at bats with NOLA. Not hitting for power but the average and obp are there.

19. Jose Ceballos - Extended Spring Training
No stats on him at this point. Prob open up at Jamestown

20. Ryan Anetsberger -
Released at the start of the year

Blast from the Past
Mike Ryan - OF - Former Minnesota Twins outfielder is still pounding the ball, OPSing .872 in 108 at bats in NOLA.

Did we overlook someone?
Andy Jenkins - UTIL - He can play all over the place and is now hitting .316/.350/.408 in 98 at bats with the Jacksonville Suns

Someone test the water in Greensboro
Ben Lasater - 1B/3B/OF - He's too old for the league, but that hasn't stopped him from hitting .380/.437/.667 with 21XBH in 108 at bats with the Grasshoppers. He will hopefully be promoted sooner than later.

Brandon Turner - UTIL - Lasater's bash brother teammate is smashing the ball at a .328/.449/.469 clip in 64 at bats. With as bad as Jupiter's offense is, he too could be on his way up soon.

A look at the top 50 thus far: Hitters Edition

1. Cameron Maybin - Majors
Struggling a bit in the majors while batting 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 8th in the lineup. Cam is striking out alot and not hitting for much power, but he does have 4 walks his last 13 plate appearances (only 4 walks on the year).

2. Logan Morrison - Jacksonville
Fractured his thumb, out up to 2 months

3. Michael Stanton - Jupiter
Hitting .417/.488/.750 in 36 at bats in High-A. Has now homered in 3 straight games. 5BB 11k

4. Matt Dominguez - Jupiter
The other half of the Bash Bros, started off slowly with the Hammerheads, but is now hitting .270/.317/.351 in 37 at bats. No homeruns yet, but they'll come

5. Gaby Sanchez - New Orleans
Lost out on the 1B job with the Marlins after a horrid spring training effort, now settling in nicely in NOLA, hitting .348/.367/.435 in 46 at bats. Not showing much power, something that has always been a bit of a concern for him. Also, just 2 walks at this point is a bit shocking.

6. Chris Coghlan - New Orleans
Off to a slow start in NOLA, hitting just .233/.298/.326. He's been playing both 2B and 3B with the Zephyrs.

7. Kyle Skipworth - Jupiter
In the SALLY, Skip is hitting just .226/.273/.419 in 31 at bats. He does have 4XBH but just 2 walks to 12 strikeouts

8. Scott Cousins - Jacksonville
Has not adjusted well to AA pitching yet, but he started out slowly in Jupiter last year too. In 34 at bats, Scotty is hitting .176/.275/.206 with 1XBH, 4 walks and 13 strikeouts.

9. Jake Smolinski - Jupiter
Had knee surgery last year, should return sometime in late June/early July (maybe sooner)

10. Isaac Galloway - Greensboro
The surprise signing from last year is off to a strong start in the hitting heaven that is Greensboro, hitting .333/.333/.485 with 3 doubles and a triple. No walks yet, but he has stolen 4 bases without being caught

11. Bryan Petersen - Jacksonville
The former UC Irvine star is tearing up the Southern League, hitting .333/.390/.500 in 36 at bats. He has a double, triple and a homerun, to go along with 3sb (0cs)

12. John Raynor - New Orleans
It's still way early but is this where the ride ends for JR? He's hitting just .250/.302/.300 in 40 at bats with the Zephyrs. He has shown 0 power, no discipline (3 walks, 10k) and has been caught stealing 3 times (0sb)

13. Thomas Hickman - Jupiter
Jeremy Hermida 2.0 (although with each passing day this comparison keeps getting sillier) is just 2 for his first 27 to start the year (.074) with 1hr 12 strikeouts and 0 walks.

14. Greg Burns - Jupiter
He's hitting just .222/.382/.222 in 27 at bats so far with the Hammerheads. No one has questioned his ability to walk, but his lack of hitting and 0 power could be his downfall.

15. Jai Miller - New Orleans
Repeating the PCL, Jai is off to a .229/.341/.371 start with the Zephyrs. He's gotta start showing some more power, but considering he's on the 40 man roster, he'll be one of the first up to the big club if an outfielder goes down with injury.

16. Paul Gran - Greensboro
The ultimate utility man is hitting .325/.341/.425 in his first 40 Greensboro at bats.

17. Torre Langley - Greensboro
Now backing up Kyle Skipworth, he hasn't shown much of anything over the past few years. Not much to get excited over right now

18. Brett Hayes - New Orleans
Had a nice 100+ at bats in the PCL last year, but is off to a .194/.265/.194 with 0XBH, 3bb and 5 strikeouts

19. Jose Ceballos - Extended Spring Training
No stats on him at this point. Prob open up at Jamestown

20. Ryan Anetsberger -
Released last week

Blast from the Past
Mike Ryan -OF - Former Minnesota Twins outfielder is OPSing .864 in 37 at bats in NOLA.

Did we overlook someone?
Manuel Mayorson - SS - He's hitting the crap out of the ball in NOLA (.364/.391/.44) and he did hit .319 in Carolina last year. Could be a nice utility guy